Domaine la Calmette 'Serpent à Plumes'

50% Malbec, 50% Merlot from 20–40-year-old vines on limestone and marl in Cahors, France. Partial whole cluster; 12 months in concrete and stainless. Blackberry, plum, graphite, cracked pepper. Lush and purple-fruited with bright, lifted acidity.